The Handmaid’s Tale and Contemporary Dilemmas of Gender Equality: Revisiting Margaret Atwood’s Dystopian Novel

Prof. Noya Rimalt and Prof. Shulamit Almog the Co- directors of the Forum for Gender Law and Policy at the University of Haifa discussed why Margaret Atwood’s powerful feminist critique in her book The Handmaid’s Tale, written in 1985, remains relevant after so many years and how recent gender-related global developments shed light on the significance of this book and on the future of gender equality